Dear News Of The Area
THE chance to register opposition to spending $20 million to upgrade the Pacific and Oxley Highway roundabout at Thrumster – “The Donut” – ends at midnight next Monday.
In my submission, I will be arguing that this project is an appalling misallocation of road funding and should be postponed indefinitely.
Everyone knows the real traffic priority in our area is 5km to the east, from Wrights Road roundabout to the Lake Road roundabout.
Astonishingly, Transport for NSW bureaucrats living in Grafton seem unaware.
Their aim for The Donut is to provide a road network “which supports future travel demands”.
Forget the future, we want action now, and it’s not spending $20 million on The Donut.
Please find time to register your opposition to this crazy plan.
However, the real challenge to reverse the proposal and reallocate funding to the actual problem road and roundabouts, lies with our elected representatives; the three leaders at federal, state, and council levels.
They are the ones in government.
If they fail, everyone in the Coalition-voting towns of Port Macquarie and Wauchope will be given clear evidence they backed the wrong horses.
Regards,
Harry Creamer
Port Macquare
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